Shopping in Australia - outlets, shopping streets and boutiques

Shopping in Australia promises to become one of the brightest memories of your travel. The developed trade infrastructure of the country provides truly colossal opportunities for making purchases. Shopping centers, shops, boutiques, supermarkets, markets, and souvenir shops are all in abundance in every major Australian city, allowing tourists to purchase goods that meet their every taste. Shopping is also a great way to feel the pulse of life in Australia, and the authentic things on offer best complement the idea of ​​the culture of the country. In order for the trip to remain in memory for a long time, it is worth devoting one of the days of stay on the continent to the acquisition of souvenirs.

Typical Australian souvenirs include hunting boomerangs of aborigines, “didgeridoo” pipes, ritual masks, painted ostrich eggs, goods made of canvas decorated with traditional dot-painting, and decorations made of opals. Also popular are ugg boots – Australian home shoes made from wool of merino sheep, as well as motley clothes of the brand “Kuji”, connected by multi-colored threads. Women will appreciate cosmetics from ostrich fat, eucalyptus oil, macadamia, or tea tree. As a gastronomic souvenir you can bring bitter salty paste “vegemite”, a bottle of Australian wine or rum, jerky kangaroo meat, natural honey, macadamia nuts, among others. Original gifts can be an inverted map of the world, or a souvenir road sign with the inscription “Here goes koalas”, and items for diving.

One of the centers of Australian shopping is Canberra. Here in the capital is the largest shopping complex of the country – “Canberra Center”. United under its roof are more than two hundred stores, boutiques, and outlet. The main shopping area of ​​the city is the “City district”, which houses department stores, branded shops, souvenir and antique shops, jewelry stores, among others. In the “Canberra Antique Center” you can buy antique furniture, books, lamps, porcelain and glassware, vintage clothing and accessories, jewelry, watches, silverware, and coins. In the quarter of Manuka, are concentrated fashion and decor stores. In Kingston, you should visit the shopping complex “Kingston Center”. There is also the flea market “Old Bass Depot”. In the Gold Creek Village of Gungahlin County, it is easy to buy handicrafts and Australian delicacies. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Sydney’s busiest and most cosmopolitan shopping district is the Pitt Street Mall, which houses a variety of chain stores and trendy boutiques. In the pompous shopping center “Westfield Sydney”, buyers converge in the more than three hundred stores. Just nearby is the shopping complex “Westfield Sydney Central Plaza”. The best shopping centers in Sydney are assembled in the pompous “Queen Victoria Building”. Boutiques of Australian designers can be found in the department stores “Mayer” and “David Jones” in the fashionable Paddington Quarter. In the historic Balmain District, operates the “Rosell’s” flea market, popular among locals, and including a good hundred pavilions. For souvenirs, it is best to go to the Rocks on Argyle Street or the “Paddy’s Market” in Chinatown.

The best place to buy souvenirs in Melbourne is the Queen Victoria Market, where you can buy goods related to Aboriginal culture and try out local street food. In the gallery “Original & Authentic Aboriginal Art” on Burk Street is sold drawings on tree bark, boomerangs, handmade canes, among other things. Many souvenir shops are located next to Southgate Square. In shops “Haigh’s Chocolates” you can buy delicious Australian chocolate with a taste of fruit. It is also worth paying a visit to the boutiques on Little Collins Street. Some popular trading establishments of the city are located along Chapel Street, Bridge Road, Turak Road, and Brunswick Street. A special feature of shopping in Melbourne is the presence of shopping arcades. The most famous are “Block Arcade”, “Royal Arcade”, and “Hardware Line”. In the shopping center “Osmosis” you can buy excellent equipment for surfing.

The most optimistic expectations of shopaholics are met by the grandiose shopping complex “Queen Street Mall” in Brisbane. Nearby are jewelry stores, boutiques, and antiques shops. On the market square South Bank, handicrafts and fresh food products are sold on stalls of farmers and artisans. A spacious mall “Rundle” in Adelaide also deserves attention. This huge building contained thirteen impressive passages and more than five hundred shops. East of the building is located the quarter of stores selling interior decoration items and clothes. The best bookshops are located along Hindley Street. The Maylands area is famous for its antique interiors. The summer market in Moseley Square and the nearby shopping complex offer unrestricted shopping without extra charges.